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2023 Most Popular Museum Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Museum Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 816 people earned a degree or certificate in museum studies, making the major the #259 most popular in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Museum Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the United States to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Museum Studies program at each school on the list.

Check out the museum studies bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our 2023 rankings named Rochester Institute of Technology the most popular school in the United States for museum studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in museum studies at RIT, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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Out of the 16 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development landed the # 2 spot on the list. Institute of American Indian Arts is a small public school located in the rural area of Santa Fe.

About 63% of the students majoring in museum studies at the school are women while 38% are male.

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#3

Juniata College

Huntingdon, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Juniata College is a great place for museum studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Juniata is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Huntingdon.

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Out of the 16 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tampa landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tampa, UT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 75% of the museum studies majors at the school.

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Out of the 16 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia College at Moorhead landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead, Concordia College Moorhead is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in museum studies at Concordia College Moorhead, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#6

Walsh University

North Canton, OH

Walsh University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Museum Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of North Canton, Walsh is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in museum studies at Walsh, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#7

Middlebury College

Middlebury, VT

Middlebury College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree museum studies programs. Middlebury is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Middlebury.

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#7

Bennington College

Bennington, VT

Bennington College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Museum Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Bennington is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Bennington.

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With a ranking of #7, Moore College of Art and Design did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for museum studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Moore College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

Tusculum University

Greeneville, TN

Tusculum University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for museum studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Greeneville, Tusculum is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Museum Studies is one of 44 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Museum Studies

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 34,975
Biological & Physical Science 30,075
Interdisciplinary Studies 9,074
International Studies 7,368
Nutrition Science 5,330

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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